Visceral prostheses somatechnics and posthuman embodiment
"In the postmodern era, when the interface of bodies, biologies and technologies increasingly challenges the very notion of what counts as human, Margrit Shildrick proposes new understandings of the limits and possible extensions of posthuman embodiment. Focusing on prostheses, Shildrick broade...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London, England ; New York, New York ; Dublin, Ireland :
Academic press
[2022]
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Theory in the New Humanities.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009784539706719 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1: From Mechanical To Visceral Prostheses. Chapter 1: Disability ; Chapter 2: Organ And Tissue Transplantation ; Chapter 3: Microchimerism And The Microbiome
- Part 2: Some Case Studies. Chapter 4: Dementia ; Chapter 5: Stem Cell Transplant ; Chapter 6: Surrogacy
- Part 3: Towards Posthuman Embodiment. Chapter 7: Life And Death ; Chapter 8: The Ethics Of A New Imaginary
- Conclusion
- References
- Index.
